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McDonald’s staff pours boiling water on Syrian child to get rid of him

May 11, 2017 at 2:29 pm

A McDonald’s employee in Turkey has been sacked after pouring boiling water on a six-year-old Syrian child who was “disturbing customers”.

According to the local BirGun (One Day) newspaper, the child was one of a number who had been warned to leave the Istanbul-based branch of the fast food chain, and stop “upsetting customers”.When they did not leave, a female employee poured boiling water over one of them, causing him severe burns to his neck.Police were later called.

The child was sent to hospital to receive treatment for burns.

McDonald’s has since apologised for the employee’s behaviour, adding that her actions do not represent the company. It has launched an investigation into the incident which it said was “totally unacceptable”.